Thomas Andrews was the principle architect for the infamous RMS Titanic. He died in the sinking, on April 15, 1912.
1873-1912
1866-1924
1902-1988
1598-1680
1856-1913
Filippo Brunelleschi was one of the leading architects and engineers of the Italian Renaissance, and is best known for his work on the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore (the Duomo) in Florence.
1377-1446
Le Corbusier was a Swiss-born French architect who belonged to the first generation of the so-called International school of architecture.
1887-1965
El Greco was a Greek artist whose painting and sculpture helped define the Spanish Renaissance and influence various movements to come.
1541-1614
1906-1999
1935-
1895-1983
Antoni Gaudí was a Barcelona-based Spanish architect whose free-flowing works were greatly influenced by nature.
1852-1926
Frank Gehry is a Canadian-American architect known for postmodern designs, including the Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain.
1929-
Michael Graves is an American postmodernist architect who designed the Indianapolis Art Center and restored the Washington Monument.
1934-
1881-1934
Robert Hooke was an English philosopher, mathematician and architect who discovered the law of elasticity, now known as Hooke's law.
1635-1703
Philip Johnson was an American architect best known for the design for his own home, the Glass House, in New Canaan, CT.
1906-2005
Inigo Jones was a British architect best known as the first prominent architect in England for his work on the Queens House in Greenwich (1616) and the Banqueting House in Whitehall (1619).
1573-1652
Architect Albert Kahn was known for his designs of American automobile factories. He was considered the world's foremost industrial architect at the time.
1869-1942
1901-1974
Mary (Richardson) Kennedy, an architect focusing on philanthropy and the environment, was the estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
1960-2012
1912-2004
1764-1820
1959-
Architect Thom Mayne helped found the architectural design firm Morphosis, and co-founded the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc).
1944-
Michelangelo is widely regarded as the most famous artist of the Italian Renaissance. Among his works are the David and Pieta statues and the Sistine Chapel frescoes.
1475-1564
1886-1969
1941-
1687-1753
1907-2012
Landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted helped design many U.S. public parks. His first project was Central Park in New York City.
1822-1903
1508-1580
I.M. Pei is a Chinese-born American architect, perhaps best known for his controversial glass pyramid in the courtyard at the Louvre Museum in Paris.
1917-
A leading figure of Italian High Renaissance classicism, Raphael is best known for his "Madonnas," including the Sistine Madonna, and for his large figure compositions in the Palace of the Vatican in Rome.
1483-1520
1928-2012
Louis H. Sullivan was an architect dubbed the "father of modern American architecture."
1856-1924
Architect Kenzo Tange's best-known early work is the Hiroshima Peace Center. His later work includes the dramatic National Gymnasium for the 1964 Olympic Games.
1913-2005
Frank Lloyd Wright was a modern architect who developed an organic and distinctly American style. He designed numerous iconic buildings.
1867-1959
Minoru Yamasaki is an American architect designed the original World Trade Center complex and the Twin Towers.
1912-1986
1943-